Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage - Industrial Corridor

The Industrial Corridor is a 3.2 mile trail between the Riverfront Corridor and the Middle Levee Corridor.  The Industrial Corridor is located on the Pigeon Creek Levee between Fulton Avenue and First Avenue.  The first section of the Industrial Corridor was been completed in 2007.  This  8/10 of mile trail extend the Riverfront Corridor from Riverside Drive and Fulton Avenue to Franklin Street.  The Industrial Corridor follows along the Pigeon Creek from the new Mead Johnson Nutritional Trailhead.  The Mead Johnson Trailhead at 1501 W John Street, is accessible from Fulton Avenue just south of the Lloyd Expressay.  Parking and the new Shirley James Gateway Plaza are available for the convenienec of users.  Another Trailhead will be constructed at Lamasco Park and offer new parking and historical information about Pigeon Creek.  When the Industrial Corridor is completed, the Greenway Passage will be 6.5 miles long stretching from Sunrise Park to the Heidelbach Canoe Launch.

Click to see a map showing the phases of the Industrial Corridor












Phase 6 of the Industrial Corridor was completed December 2009.  This phase extends the Middle Levee Corridor from the Uhlhorn Trailhead to Kratzville Road Bridge.  





Construction has begun on Phase 5 of the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage - Industrial Corridor.  Crews from Blankenberger Brothers Inc. are working under the Kratzville Road Bridge which will extend the recently completed section from the Uhlhorn Trailhead. to Dresden Street.    Another crew from Concrete Pavers has stared at the Dresden Street end puting in a retaning wall for the levee.  Despite the winter weather, workers are making progress as can be seen in the pictures below.  This section of the Greenway Passage is being funded by a Transportation Community System Preservation grant, Surface Transportation Program funds and Riverboat Taxes.  The completion date will be December 2010 and will create a 3 mile trail to the Heidelbach Canoe Launch.

Phase 2 bids were received by INDOT and the low bidder was Blankenberg Brothers, Inc. for $1,730,419.  Phase 2 will extend the Greenway Passage from Franklin Street to Maryland Street.  This phase will connect with the Riverfront Corridor for approximately 3 miles to Sunrise Park.  Funding for this project comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestement Act or Stimulus Funds and will be paid in all by INDOT.  The completion for this trail is set for June 2011. 

For the first time, we will have two sections of the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage underconstruction at the same time.  The remaining 1/2 mile from Maryland Street to Dresden Street is being designed and ready for any possible federal funding available.    Click on this link for a new map for the Industrial Corridor.















Marchand Bridge Overlook
Marchand Bridge Overlook is located at the mouth of Pigeon Creek on the Ohio River.  This 1891 Pratt Truss Bridge was dedicated on October 21, 2009 into an overlook for the Greenway Passage.  The former Ohio Street Bridge or the old "Singing Bridge" was funded from Riverboat funds and from a Transportation Enhancement Grant from INDOT.  The bridge is  linked with the Industrial Corridor across Ohio Street.